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The Benefit of the Law and the Gospel
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Law and Gospel
The Benefit of the Law and the Gospel
Discerning the condition of the sheep and understanding the law in the new covenant
A lecture on shepherding people according to their stage of growth and understanding the law's value and limits within the gospel of the new covenant.
- Feed wounded lambs with love
- Christ fulfills the law's purpose
- The law is a mirror, but life is in the gospel
The lecture begins with pastoral discernment. Jesus may entrust a leader not only with mature sheep but also with wounded lambs who need love and feeding before responsibility.
It then reviews the shift from the Mosaic covenant to the new covenant: temple, sacrifice, priesthood, righteousness, and giving are all re-centered in Christ and the Spirit.
The law still has value because it reveals sin and God's holiness, but it cannot give life. The gospel and the Spirit bring the inner transformation that the law points toward.